Offseason Coaching

Sports management is a really broad field, therefore I decided to focus on my minor and one of my major interests of this field: coaching. In this paper I will be explaining my personal five building blocks that make up a well-rounded coaching philosophy and coach. Those blocks are; leadership, organization, attitude, respect, and resiliency. Each of these five aspects are equally important and balance each other out. Leadership, the action of leading a group of athletes towards a goal. Organization, being able to organize a team and have a plan in order to help the team achieve goals. Attitude, it is very important for a coach to have a winning and positive attitude that is contagious to the players. Respect, there has to be a good

Certainly, not all coaches could fulfil all these philosophies at once; some qualities would be more evident in some coaches than others. I could relate, what I considered the most important aspects in relation to the coaches I experienced in my junior football. However, I needed first hand information regarding AFL players and coaches. Therefore, my interviews became an important part in answering my question.

Any durable coaching process must contain three elements: managing expectations (the game plan), monitoring performance (watching the play), and giving feedback (time out). Expectations must be agreed upon both in output terms and in terms of the behaviours demanded. The criteria for success must be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time bounded. (S.M.A.R.T.).

M1 - Explain 4 roles and 4 responsibilities of sports coaches, using examples of coaches from different sports

Coaches need to have certain skills and knowledge to undertake the role. In my opinion a coach needs to be patient, supportive, interested, aware of others as well as self, attentive and perceptive. Such elements underpin effective coaching and a genuine interest in the person being coached.

At their finest, coaches perfect their player’s flaws to push them to their potential ability, improve their skills, and create determination within the team. They can expand the importance of such a sport to intensify motivation and the value of good sportsmanship for the sake of not only their reputation, but the outcome that comes from it. Coaches must not lag when it comes to hardships that comes about; they must stay connected. The closer the connection between a player and a coach the better they are moving forward and continuing on the love of the sport and job.

In addition to that, a sports coach needs to be a patient person because when dealing with others, it is often that many athletes do not reach the certain requirement straight on the spot and that can be very stressful. When that happens, the sports coach would have to start breaking down his/ her training and start analyzing why is the athlete not able to reach the target, it could be due to the intensity of the training, or it could be due to the athlete who does not have the will or breath to reach the target, or it could be due to many other reasons. Apart from being patient and analytical, a sport coach have to be energetic and also optimistic. A sport coach needs to be able to motivate their athletes to be able to reach a potential that can’t be seen by them but can be seen by the sports coach. When the athletes fail to complete a task, the sports coach would have to be optimistic in cheering up their athletes and to persuade them that they are able to reach beyond their current limits. To add on, the best sport coaches are those that are self-confident and self-determined. Athletes reflect their coaches, this is because whatever the coaches do and teach, the athletes would follow. When coaches portrays confidence and determinism, their respecting athletes would also portray confidence in their sports and also

It is my job as a coach to help develop athletes physically, psychologically, and socially while helping them have fun by playing a sport. I will do this by being enthusiastic and having a positive attitude in practice, games, and while not coaching. This cooperative approach to coaching will create a sense of community within the team I coach, and the athletes will feel more welcome to discuss their thoughts, ideas, questions, and concerns with me. Creating this setting and relationships with athletes will only benefit the team by creating a team culture necessary for the well-being and success of high school sports’ teams. Success in sports means accomplishing goals set by the team, not winning. Winning is important, but just striving to win is even more vital toward the success of teams. As a coach, I will also be a motivator for athletes. Athletes will see me come to practice with a positive attitude, displaying my passion. This is the beginning of how I will motivate athletes. Motivation starts with my attitude, and athletes pick up on this. In order to motivate and want to be motivated, there must be a reason, a why? I will use the teams’ goals they will set, in order to motivate them to give their best effort in order to achieve success by reaching their

Coaches – the main role of a coach is to ensure all the players fitness levels. This is important because if a players has low fitness level he will not be performing at his best this can lead to injury and make his team lose. The coach should

Having a coach in life will positively influence your character and your skills. Also, having a coach doesn’t necessarily mean that your playing on a field. A coach can be anyone from a role model to a parent or guardian, a teacher, a pastor, a mentor, or sometimes even a best friend. One of the most important things for a coach to have is influence, and more important than that is that the influence he has on his players must be positive. As a leader, a coaches job is to better his players on and off of the field. This is done by developing the character of his players through encouragement and helping them understand that the game is more than just about winning. A good coach will always put the needs of his players first before he considers himself as a factor. If a coach is successful his players will develop a strong sense of self-motivation. This helps by allowing the player to

A football coach should be a role model as a team needs guiding and someone to follow. A football coach has a responsibility towards the football team to deliver effective coaching sessions that help the performance of the performer both as an

When someone is first introduced to coaching it is important that the coach gives an overview of the coaching process and the role of a coach within this. It is important to set the ground rules and all both parties to meet expectations set.

The coach will portray that mistakes are not acceptable and the athletes should make as little mistakes as possible. The coach will also show that he/she does not have patience for the athletes that cannot pick up the skills quickly. The coach will condition them if they make mistakes. The coach will have a very loud strong voice, demanding, and intimidating attitude. The coach will enforce fundamentals and skills that the athlete will need to be successful in the sport.

As a coach I will have lots of responsibilities. I will be in charge of not only the football team but the operations of the football program as a whole. Being in charge of the football operations is important because I will have control over whether the

Coaching, however challenging, is a great way to influence the lives of others while also building their character. For as long as there have been sports, there have been people teaching the sport to the players and making them better at it. Coaches must have certain qualities in order to obtain success. One must also look at a coach’s motivation for his job, his passion for what he does, his methods for coaching, and how he became a coach in order to fully understand him. There are many questions someone may want to ask a coach about his profession if they are interested in coaching. Some questions would include: Why did he choose this as a profession? How did he get into coaching? What does one have to do to get a job as a coach? How